Friday 29 September 2006

Of mice and men

Remember the posting I made quite some time ago about rats being exterminated from the whole of the island of Canna? That they had to take the wee mice off in order to kill off the rats?

Well, the National Trust of Scotland says it's been a great success. After the last rat was killed in February, the birds came back to nest with a vengeance. Manx Shearwaters had one nest, for the first time in 10 years. Razorbills' nests increased tenfold, and shags nests increased by 50%.

Just to give you an idea which birds I'm talking about:

Shag


Razorbill


Manx Shearwater



Credits:
Picture of shag - http://jackmaryetc.com/Birds/birdphotolist.htm
Picture of razorbill - http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/BNA/account/Razorbill/
Picture of Manx Shearwater - http://www.btinternet.com/~portlandbirdobs/birds_apr2004.htm
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous29 September 2006 at 23:23

    Great news, I often wondered what happened. The Shearwater is stunning isnt it...quite beautiful.

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  2. Anonymous30 September 2006 at 08:00

    I am really happy to hear this has acurred.

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  3. Anonymous1 October 2006 at 05:01

    Very nice!
    You're killing me here, Guido!  You've been very prolific this week!
    Lori

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